When you work in trades, you don’t want to worry about having to chase a paper trail of bookkeeping and finances. Unfortunately, financial management is a crucial aspect of any business – but it doesn’t have to be difficult....
Founder
Staying organised as a trades business owner can be difficult, especially when managing a million things on a day-to-day. At Fergus, we’re big believers in helping tradies get their work done the way that works best for them....
As a tradie, you need your tools to get the job done. A business is no different – you can’t reach your goals without the right tools....
Introducing the Ideal Electrical and Fergus integration. Are you sick of wasting time double-checking job details or searching for missing supplier documents at the end of the week?...
Trade Software Expert
You wouldn’t leave for work in the morning without locking up your house first. You do it for the same reason you turn the key on your car, bike, or travel suitcase....
As a trades business owner, you already know that getting paid on time is crucial for cash flow. Well, it turns out, you can encourage your customers to settle their invoice sooner by giving them the option to pay by credit card....
Creating personalised forms for jobs on Fergus has been a highly requested feature, so we’re super excited to be able to introduce our latest Add-On, Forms....
Trade Software Expert
At Fergus we love coming up with ways to make life easier for our customers by building tools that make their businesses more efficient. Our product supplier integrations mean customers can get the job done end-to-end, all from within Fergus....
Trade Software Expert
This week has been a busy one for New Zealand, as we move through the Alert Level system of COVID-19 that was created by the New Zealand Government....
Trade Software Expert
Here at Fergus, we are big fans of taking all the steps we can to increase efficiency. Our supplier integrations are another way to streamline your workflow by connecting to your trade and material suppliers, this means less time on paperwork and more time for you....
Customer Success Specialist
Credit card payments are a smart Tradie’s most effective cash flow tool. They’re the most effective way to get paid faster and keep your customers happy....
Content Producer
Implementing processes and procedures that your team have to stick to for quality control or H&S is absolutely critical to running successful trades businesses at scale, but it’s not a good use of anyone’s time constantly supervising team members day after day to make sure work is up to standard....
A courtesy call to remind your customers what time you’ll arrive at their front door can be one of the first tasks to go out the window on a busy morning....
Content Producer
We know 28 day payment terms are the norm for a lot of trade businesses out there. We get it, the monthly payment cycle is pretty standard for everyone to get paid what they’re owed and pay what they owe....
Product Manager
As any Tradie knows, keeping track of invoices and credits from your suppliers, and matching them to the right job, can be a nightmare....
Product Manager
We’ve said it before - offering credit card payments means you’re going to get paid fast. Really fast. In fact, you’ll get paid four times as fast compared with not offering your customers the option of paying by credit card*....
Product Manager
Take the hassle out of quoting, purchase orders and invoicing Cash flow is king when you run a small business, and processes are queen. Or the other way around....
Product Manager
Staying on top of compliance in your business is a necessary chore. Yet, the time you spend here means less time elsewhere. Less time building your business....
Marketing Operations
It’s no secret that our mission at Fergus is to save tradies time and make it easier to make money. Whenever we talk about a possible new feature our first questions are “Will it save our users time?...
Product Manager
Setting up software shouldn't be hard, we make it a walk in the park.
